By Elijah Udofia
SIR: For the people of Imasayi, Iboro-Igan Okoto down to Ayetoro in Yewa North of Ogun State, Wednesday, August 16, will remain evergreen in their lives. It was the day their many years of prayers was finally answered when Governor Dapo Abiodun commissioned the first phase of the 21 kilometres road that transverses their towns.
And again for the people that live in communities along this axis, the reconstruction of the road may still be like a dream to them. This is because the road which was constructed by the government of the old Western Region had been in a state of disrepair for a very long time without any attention paid to it by previous administrations in the state.
The residents of towns, villages and even hamlet’s along the road most have long resigned to fate after making many representations to previous administrations on the need to repair the road. Like their brothers and sisters from other parts of Ogun West Senatorial District, who often see themselves as the most depraved and marginalized in Ogun State, the failure of successive governments to listen to their cry was not a total surprise to them.
But for a man who acknowledged that well-constructed roads form the backbone of any development, Abiodun administration’s endeavours extend far beyond political divides as exemplified by his inclusive policy, where all segments of the state is carried along on policy formulation and implementation.
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Having constantly reminded himself of his promise not to develop any part of the state to the detriment of others, the Ogun State number one man has ensured that dividends of democracy, be it in that area of road, health, educational, sports facilities as well as housing, are evenly spread across the three senatorial districts of the state.
Unlike what obtained in the past, where developmental projects were concentrated in a particular section of the state, the present administration has brought about paradigm shift that ensured that projects that engendered development are taken to all parts of the state, even to hard-to-reach areas, that have lost hope of getting government attention.
For the people who are mainly farmers, the era of losing money because their farm produce could not be moved to markets in towns due to the deplorable condition of the road is gone for good. Now that the Iboro-Igan Okoto-Ayeroro road has been fixed, it is hoped that commercial activities, which was in comatose in these communities, would swing back to life for the people to enjoy a better life.